Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-01-08

The Y. Nj. g. A. has come to stay, |
and means business. The energy of |
the gentlemen who organized the asso-
citation, has at last been rewarded. and |
nice, comfortable rooms, now invite our
young men to pass their evenings in |
pleasant intercourse, enjoy harmless |
amusements, and serve Gad The ladies |
of Martinsburg deserve unstinted praise |
for their untiring and willing assis
lance. In this, as in every other move |
that has for its object, the refinement of |
mankind and the advancement OF NOR |
atty, woman has played an important |
part. Man proposes woman disposeS !
and brings order out of con usion. As |
soon as the rooms were secured by the |
Association the ladies who had the well |
fare and success of the movement at |
heart, at once entered upon the work OF |
identifying and arranging them. The |
floors were nicely stained, and the main |
room carpeted. The walls were deco
rated and everything soon made to
wear an inviting, home-like appearance.
This all finished, preparations were
made to serve "a nice meal from s
O'Clock, a. m. to 10 O'Clock p. m. on
New Year Day. Accordingly, on that
day, many OF our citizens partook of
the daintily prepared victuals, coffee,
cake, chocolate, etc, indeed constant
stream of people poured into the pleas
ant little rooms all day long and until
proper hour at night. In the upper
rooms everybody was happy. Checkers,
chess, parchessa, etc, were Called into
requistion, and vein OF sociality ran
through the assemblage. At S O'Clock
the literary part of the program occur
ed. p. A. Rohrbaugh, Esq, read in
solemn, appropriate style, Prentice's
The Closing Year" Then came sing
ing. Miss Mai Faulkner recited: Aunt
Tibitha Says So very humorous
piece, which was rendered in mastery
manner and provoked considerable
laughter. Being loudly encored, she
responded by rendering "The DUDE,
This was also nicely recited. Rev. r.
d. Roller made some pertinent, earnest
remarks, which were we'll received.
The incest feature of the program was
the humorous vocal selections given by
II. A. Riddle, Esq. Mr.. Riddle was in
his best humor, and one could no more
refrain from laughing at his inimical
accent and expression than from breath
ing. First he sang "Come Back
John" Before the average face could
recover its natural expression he con-
vulsed the audience with "There Was
Little Tree," and Poor Toodlety Too.
After singing, Miss Agnes Boyer re-
cited "A School Girl at Church, and
did admirably She possesses traits of
elocution deserving of development.
and won many words of praise and en-
couragement. This ended the program
but many persons remained for some
time afterwards, playing games, sing
ing, and chatting encouragingly about
the Y. NJ. G.. A. work. The ladies de-
serve so much credit for the way in
which the meals were prepared, the
rooms decorated, and the program so
successfully carried through, that we
publish list of those who had affairs
in charge: Hl
Mrs. p. o. Nicklas. Misses Hoke,
Mrs. j. w. Nc Sherry, Mrs. G. A.
Chrisman, Miss Mai Faulkner, Mrs. G.
J. Faulkner, Mrs. Ruhrbaugh, Mrs.
VIM. Gerhardt; Miss Lille Herring,
Miss Olivia Nc Kee, Misses Boyer, ISIS
Vine Mathews, Miss Pat Nc Sherry.
Misses Burkhart, Mrs. E. j. Simpson,
Miss Kate Bateman. Miss Nora Smurr,
Misses Miles, Miss Vandiver, Miss Lille
Mathews, Miss Ruth Milburn, Nj ISIS
Hal Zimmerman, Miss Minnie Diffen.
derfer. Miss Jennie De Grange, Miss
Eliza Nc Quilkin, Miss Lille Robinson,
Miss Clara Rutledge, Mrs. j. @. Hut
zler, Mrs. Ida Beans. Mrs. A. 5. Gold
en- Miss Maggie Mendenhal' Miss
Bette Day, Miss Mamie Spillmen, Miss
Bertha Fiery, Miss Laura Chriswell,
Miss Florence Herring, Mrs. z. e.
Hunter, Miss Motto Weaver, Miss Lo.
rena Flick, Misses Berry, Mrs. Staley.
and Mrs. l.. M. Bender.
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, religious
exercises were held in the rooms, and
an audience of over one hundred per-
sons assembled to sing devotional hymns
speak of the love and mercies of God,
and pray for strength to push forward
the work of Christ aud man. The Y
NJ G.. A. is the grandest institution
outside of the church ever organized to
promulgate the doctrines of Christiani-
ty and we hope it may be literally en-
eouraged, financially. The world is so
full of sin, that too many organizations
for securing and saving the lost cannot
ha fnrrnnd